National Aeronautics and Space Administration March 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NASA is issuing a final rule amending the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to implement revisions to the voucher and invoice submittal and payment process.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a previously approved information collection requirement concerning U.S.- Flag Air Carriers Statement.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Heliophysics Advisory Committee (HPAC). This Committee functions in an advisory capacity to the Director, Heliophysics Division, in the NASA Science Mission Directorate. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the science community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.

NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license in the United States to practice the invention described and claimed in for U.S. Patent Number 8,197,249 entitled ``Fully Premixed Low Emission, High Pressure Multi-Fuel Burner'', which issued June 12, 2012 and is further described by NASA as LEW 17786-1, to Intellihot, Inc., having its principal place of business in Galesburg, Illinois. The fields of use may be limited to gas fired products for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning industry including water heaters, boilers, space heaters, combined heating, cooling and power, heat pumps, roof top units, and furnaces.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for approval of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding small business size re-representation.

NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive patent license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 7,285,306 entitled, ``Process For Self-Repair Of Insulation Material,'' KSC-12539; U.S. Patent No. 8,119,238 entitled, ``Self-Healing Wire Insulation,'' KSC- 12539-2; and U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/523,806 entitled, ``Self-Healing Polymer Materials for Wire Insulation, Polyimides, Flat Surfaces, and Inflatable Structures,'' KSC-13366, to Drywired, LLC, having its principal place of business in Los Angeles, CA. Drywired, LLC has requested exclusivity for the following fields of use: 1. Wraps, films, and decals that can be applied to the exterior of vehicles with at least four wheels; 2. Wraps, films, and decals that can be applied to buildings, structures, or permanent improvements built upon or attached to real property; and 3. Coverings and insulations for electrical wiring and communications wiring in the following industries:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Ad Hoc Task Force on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Task Force reports to the NAC.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections.